[Jpjobs] Postdoctoral Opportunity: Geophysical modeling of ocean engineering proposals

[Julia Westwater]

>> https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/postdoctoral-opportunity-geophysical-modeling-of-ocean-engineering-proposals/
>>
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>>     Job: Postdoctoral Opportunity: Geophysical modeling of ocean
>>     engineering proposals
>>     <https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/postdoctoral-opportunity-geophysical-modeling-of-ocean-engineering-proposals/>
>>
>> Department: DGE – Global Ecology 
>> <https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/dge/>
>> Salary: TBD Competitive Salary
>> Location: Stanford, CA
>>
>> There have been various proposals to generate electricity by 
>> exploiting the temperature difference between the ocean thermocline 
>> and the ocean surface (e.g., Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, or 
>> OTEC). Further, there have been suggestions that global warming could 
>> be slowed by pumping heat from the surface ocean to the deeper ocean, 
>> or that thermal and/or chemical conditions suitable for coral reefs 
>> could be maintained through some ocean engineering efforts. It has 
>> also been suggested that ocean dead zones could be addressed by 
>> pumping oxygen-rich surface waters to anoxic regions at depth.
>>
>> We are looking to hire a postdoctoral research scientist who would 
>> undertake geophysical modeling to address some of the issues raised 
>> by these proposals. We have done some initial highly-idealized 
>> modeling at unrealistic scale (e.g., Kwiatkowski, Ricke and Caldeira, 
>> 2015), and would like to understand whether those results apply to 
>> deployments at more plausible scale.  The model used could be 
>> anything from a high-resolution local model to a coarse-resolution 
>> global model, depending on the problem being addressed.
>>
>> This position will involve working with Ken Caldeira at the Carnegie 
>> Institution for Science Department of Global Ecology on the Stanford 
>> University campus, and other collaborators. In our group, we maintain 
>> an exciting collegial atmosphere, working in a diverse collection of 
>> people that includes climate modelers, energy-system analysts, 
>> assessment experts, and field researchers. It is assumed that the 
>> successful candidate will drive this effort as their main research 
>> project but will collaborate with other postdocs both on this work 
>> and on their work. We prefer candidates who will enrich the 
>> intellectual diversity of the research group and are actively 
>> interested in strengthening interdisciplinary connections within the 
>> focal areas of the research group.
>>
>> Carnegie Institution post-docs have access to most Stanford 
>> facilities. The initial term will be for one year with the potential 
>> for renewal for a second year up to a maximum of four years. 
>> Positions are available now and we are flexible regarding start date.
>>
>> Candidates with a PhD and a track record of success are encouraged to 
>> apply. General skills and ability, and interest in understanding the 
>> feasibility and consequences of various ocean engineering proposals, 
>> are more important than specific domain knowledge. Achievement in 
>> scientific publication, or comparable evidence of being able to 
>> complete high quality work in a timely manner, is a primary filter 
>> determining which applications receive greater consideration. 
>> Compensation for this position includes a competitive salary and 
>> comprehensive benefits.
>>
>> Informal inquiries about these positions can be made by emailing Ken 
>> Caldeira at kcaldeira at carnegiescience.edu 
>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=kcaldeira@carnegiescience.edu>, 
>> however formal applications for employment must be submitted by 
>> clicking on the blue bar below.
>>
>> To be considered, please include a cover letter and CV.
>>
>> Additional information:
>>
>> The Department of Global Ecology of the Carnegie Institution is 
>> located on the campus of Stanford University. Formerly known as the 
>> Carnegie Institution of Washington, the Carnegie Institution for 
>> Science is a U.S.-based non-profit, private endowment. Andrew 
>> Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1902 as an 
>> organization for scientific discovery to serve as a home to 
>> exceptional individuals—men and women—with imagination and 
>> extraordinary dedication capable of working at the cutting edge of 
>> their fields. Today, Carnegie scientists work in six scientific 
>> departments on the west and east Coasts and at the Las Camapanas 
>> Observatory in Chile. Carnegie investigators are leaders in the 
>> fields of plant biology, developmental biology, earth and planetary 
>> sciences, astronomy, and global ecology. The Department of Plant 
>> Biology has state-of-the-art facilities for microscopy/imaging and 
>> mass spectrometry as well as molecular genetic studies of plants. To 
>> learn more about the Department of Plant Biology, visit 
>> https://dge.carnegiescience.edu/
>>
>> Carnegie is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants 
>> will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, 
>> religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender 
>> identity, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected 
>> status in accordance with applicable laws.
>>
>>
>>
>> Apply Now <https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/apply/49966/>
>>
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>>
>> /Ken Caldeira/
>> *Carnegie Institution for Science*
>> Dept of Global Ecology / Carnegie Energy Innovation
>> 260 Panama St, Stanford CA 94305 USA
>> +1 650 704 7212 kcaldeira at carnegiescience.edu 
>> <mailto:kcaldeira at carnegiescience.edu>
>> http://CarnegieEnergyInnovation.org 
>> <http://carnegieenergyinnovation.org/>
>> http://dge.stanford.edu/labs/caldeiralab (going away)
>> https://dge.carnegiescience.edu/labs/caldeira-lab (under construction)
>>
>> Assistant: Elizabeth Susskind esusskind at carnegiescience.edu 
>> <mailto:esusskind at carnegiescience.edu>,
>> with access to incoming emails unless the word 'confidential' is in 
>> the subject line.
>>

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